Authors

Files

Identifier

Inclusive Dates

1984

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

1 bound volume; 125 pages

Language

English; Gaelic

Historical Note

The MacAskills / McCaskills are one of the oldest families on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The families that settled in North and South Carolina arrived in America between 1770 and 1812. In North Carolina the counties in which the family settled are Anson, Moore, Montgomery and Richmond. In South Carolina they settled in Chesterfield, Darlington, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Richland and Sumter counties.

Scope and Content Note

The McCaskill / MacAskill Family: 1770-1984 chronicles the McCaskill family of North and South Carolina from the 18th century to 1984. The family is a sept of Clan MacLeod. Related family names include Boykin, Burns, Cagle, Campbell, Davis, Dawkins, Freeman, Gillis, Green, Johnson, Lee, Lewis, McIntosh, McKenzie, McLeod, Morrison, Murchison, Parsons, Smith, Thompson, Williams, and Wilson. In addition to genealogical information, the book also contains photographs, maps, table of contents, and index. Please see attached Table of Contents and Index.